Title |
The looming tower Al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11
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Names |
Wright, Lawrence.
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Book Number |
DB063287
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Traces Islamic fundamentalism from 1948 to the 2001 attack on America. Highlights Al Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri. Asserts a historical lack of concern from intelligence agencies except for FBI agent John O'Neill and Saudi prince Turki al-Faisal. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. Pulitzer Prize. 2006.
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Narrator |
Wallace, Bill.
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Local Subject |
History, United States - HUS
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History - HST
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Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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War (Non-Fiction) - WNF
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Bestseller - Non-Fiction - BEN
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Short Book - SH
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Award-Winning Adult Books - AWA
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Audience Notes |
Bestseller.
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Male narrator.
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Contains strong language.
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Contains violence.
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Pulitzer Prize winner.
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LC Subject |
Intelligence service - United States
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
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Terrorism - Government policy - United States
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Call Number |
973.931 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2006
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2006 (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio).
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 2006. 037541486X
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